Shop bracket and sign

French

bracket ca. 1740–50

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 545

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Provenance

Title: Shop bracket and sign
Date: bracket ca. 1740–50
Culture: French
Medium: Bracket: wrought iron, partly gilt; Sign: painted metal (modern)
Dimensions: Bracket: 28 x 16 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (71.1 x 41.9 x 5.4 cm); Sign: 28 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (72.4 x 38.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1977
Object Number: 1977.230a–d
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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